Convertible berth or bed lounge and like devices



April27, 1948. 2,440,515

CONVERTIBLE BER'IH on BED-LOUNGE AND LIKE DEVICES s. A. KELLY, JR,, ETAL- Filed Jan. 29, 194's s Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORN EY D 1948- s. A. KELLY,JR., ET AL 2,440,515

CONVERTIBLE BERTH 0R BED-LOUNGE AND LIKE DEVICES 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 FiledJan 29, 1946 ATTORNEY April 27, 1948. s K JR" ET AL 2,440,515

CONVERTIBLE BERTH OR BED-LOUNGE AND LIKE DEVICES Filed Jan. 29, 1946SheetsSheet 3 mihllllills 2%, unw- 34m ll TTORNEY 3 one of itsadaptations the species or preferred Fig. 2 is a section on the line 3-3of Fig. 1

showing the lounge-forming seat-back projected a into open position;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showingtha lounge-forming seat-backbeing retracted and in partly folded position;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary'section substantially on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1looking in the direction of the arrows and showing the seat-back inclosed or folded position with themattress or cushion seat partiallybroken away to show the spring; Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of theguiding roller for one edge of our improved foldable seat-back; Fig. 6is an enlarged fragmentary view on the line 66 of Fig. 4 looking in thedirection of the arrows; and

Figs. '7 and 8 are fragmentary views at. right angles to each other ofone corner of the seatbackmounting. ,7

Referring now to these drawings, 1 comprises a wall or bulklfead of aroom to which is preferably securely fastened a supporting member '2 fora seat-back 3fo'f our convertible bed and lounge unit. The supportingmember 2 may be fastened to the wall I in any suitable manner and, asshown, comprises a housing for the seatof the swinging frame.

back '3 which is dual-surfaced and when folded into bed-forming positioncomprises 'the' outer face of the housingZ and is invertible andextensible or projectable from said bed-making position shown in Fig.l'to th'e lounge-forming position of Fig. 2 to' produce, with thecombined mattress and bed, a lounge with one of said dualsurfacescomprising an upholstered or" pillowed lounge-seat-back, and a bed withthe other surface preferably of a hard, sanitary and readily cleansablematerial at the side edge thereof.

, In the embodiment shown, the bed comprises a suitable mattress 4 andmattress-supporting means, such as the mattress holder 4 which issupported on a bed spring 5 arranged in a frame 6 which, if the deviceis used as a berth, is supported at the inner edge by thejbulkhead I,and at the outer side or edge is provided with suitable bed legs I. Thestationary housing 2 for the seat-back 3 is positioned, as shown, at theinner or bulkhead side edge. of the mattress, and in the form of ourinvention shown comprises a rectangular box-like structure, open at itsfront face, and extending vertically *from' a plane near the base orbottom of the mattress upwardly and along the said inner edge ofthe'mattress to a suitableheight above said mattress to provide ahousing for the seat back 3 and a stationary back or supporting memberfor our convertible bed-lounge having a relatively low top rail 2 belowwhich, in accordance with our invention,

the seat-back 3 may be projected or extended to provide, incombination'with' the mattress, a cushion-backed lounge and mayberetracted to produce a bed or berth with an unobstructed mattress orbedof an areaincreas'ed over the lounge area, and with a diiferent'andpreferably hard surface presented, 1

In the device illustrated, the stationary hous ing or box memberZ isprovided with'an internally-pivoted fork-shaped frame}? having a bodyportion 8 the opposite ends of which are pivoted at li -8 to the insidesurfaces of the end walls 2 2 of the housing 2. The said body portion 8preferably extends along the upper edge of the housing and in the closedbed-forming posi-' tion of the device forms a partial closure of thefront face of the housing, and has projecting therefrom at opposite endsradially-extending arms B -8 within which frame is pivoted, intermediateits top and bottom edges, the seat-back 3. -In the preferredconstruction of our device.

the seat-back 3 is, as above indicated, dual-surfaced and, as shown,comprises a demountable upholstered pillow member 9 mounted in a metalholder pan l0. jThe holder pan I0 is pivoted intermediate'its top andbottom edges to the outer ends'of the arms B -8 and has a pivotalmovement which permits inversion of the pan so that the transverse orhorizontal edges thereof change positions with each other. The bottomsurface of the pan [0 is formed of sheet metal andpreferably provides-ahard metallic surface at-on'e side face of the seat-back 3 and thuscomprises one of the dual-surfaces of said seat-back 3; *The other sideface of the pan Ii] is provided with holdermembers II for thedemountable pillow9, the outer surface of which comprises the othersurface of said dual-surfaced seat-back member-3. a r

v In the embodiment shown,the pan I0 is pivoted ,at lii -lllintermediate its top-and bottom or transverse edges to the ends ofthearms 8 8 and is invertible and reversible within said arms 7 In saidpreferred embodiment showni one of the transverse edges of the pan l0and, asshown, the lower edge of I0, is provided with guide rollers I2adapted, during the pivotal movement above specified from open toclosed'position and vice versa, to roll along tracks Il -arranged withinthe stationary supportingh'ousing 2 and preferably of angular form,havinginclined upper and lower portions meeting at themiddle thereof tofacilitate movements of th rollerftherealong in opposite'directions. Theseat-backi3is also preferably provided at one side surface near theupper transverse edge thereof with a manipulatinghandle J3 adapted, whenthe device is in closed position, to be grasped-and pulledby the user inorder to pivot or swing, the seat-back 3 into open loungeforming;position. When' the seat-back 3 is thus swung into open, lounge-formingposition the handle l3 wilibe positioned at the rear of the'seat-backout of sight. A pair of latching devices Hl, M are, preferablyprovided at the up,- per transverse edge of: the seat-back or pan tolock the same inits closed bed-forming; position and these latches are;of course, released prior to the pulling of the handle 13 to open orswing the seat-back onitspivots. 4

The pan- I 0; is, as aforesaid, provided with a demountable pillow iiland the outer" surface thereof is'upholster'ed in any'suitab-lewaytoEproducea proper lounge-seat. Obviously, in movement from closedposition,the rollers i2 roll-upwardlyalong the tracks J 2 till theyreach the upper end thereof, whereupon'thepan willbe in-' verted andreversed and at the samet'ime projected forwardly over the bdfmattressinto lounge forming position. -W-hen the seat-back is swung pivotally inthe opposite direction, the rollers l2, will move alongthetr acli in theopposite direction to cause the-"reversin and'inverting of the seat-backmember} and the'retraction there'of into the housing to provide a hardwall gambit thereof fever that obtained when the seat-back is inloungeeformin'gposition, I 1

In the preferred, embodiment of our invent-ion, one end of the seat-backpain is provided with a limiting-stop member 1*5-adapted-, inacouchformingflposition,(to engage the body portion 8 of the fork-shapedmember 8 to limit thefextensicn movement of the said seat-back. I

The fprovision of straight inclined portions l2' lit of the tracks Hwhich meet at the'middle portion "I'Z enabl'ethe "seat 'back to bestopped andheld or retained in ani-ntermediatefposition such as shown inFig. "3 and thus to raise the edge or the seatback and facilitate themaking up of the bed at the 'adjacentedge thereof,

Having described our invention, we claim:

convertible "bed-lounge eni lcodyin'g, in -'combination, a bed-mattress,"a mattress-supporting structure for holding the'mattre'ss 'inhorizontal position, a lounge-back housing having 'a top rail positionedat conventional loungeback height and extending along. one side edges'of the saidmalttress-supporting structure in a verticalplan'e, "a pair'ofarcu'ately-swinging arms pivotally mounted at their upper ends tosaid housingandhaving theirfilower ends movable in the arc of "a circlefroma'position parallel with said housing to a position oversaid-mattress and mattress-supporting structure, and a dual-surfacedlounge-seat back having '-'a pivotal connection between its upper andlower edges with the outer ends of said arcuately-swinging pivoted arms,said seat-back being pivotally-movable and invertible in said arcuateltswinging arms and extensible therewith 'overa *portion of the saidmattress and mattress-supporting structure to present one of said dualsurfaces outwardly and with said mattress toproducfe 'a lounge and alsobeing reversely invertible into retractediiposition to present the otherof'said dual surfaces outwardly in substantial alignment with saidhousing out of contact with said mattress to clear the surface thereoffor use as a bed.

2. A convertible bed-lounge embodying, in combination, a bed-mattress, amattress-supporting structure for holding the mattress in horizontalposition, a lounge-back housing having a top rail positioned atconventional loungeback height and extending along one side edge of thesaid mattress-supporting structure in a vertical plane, a pair ofarcuately-swinging arms pivotally mounted at their upper ends to saidhousing and having their lower ends movable in the arc of a circle froma position parallel with said housing to a position over said mattressand mattress-supporting structure, and a dual-surfaced lounge-seat backhaving a pivotal connec-- tion between its upper and lower edges withthe outer ends of said arcuately-swinging pivoted arms, said seat-backbeing pivotally-movable and invertible in said arcuately-swinging armsand extensible therewith over a portion of the said mattress andmattress-supporting structure to present one of said dual surfacesoutwardly and with said mattress to produce a lounge and also beingreversely invertible into retracted position to present the other ofsaid dual surfaces outwardly in substantial alignment with said housingout of contact with said mattress to clear the surface thereof for useas a bed, said pair of pivoted arcuately-swinging arms having at the topedges thereof a connecting-bar to produce with said arms anarcuately-swinging forked member, said connecting-bar being adapted toreinforce said arms, to form a stopping element for said 6 seat bapkj-inextensible 'leunge rormin and to; provide a filler-strip '-at" the ofthe having their lower ends movable in the-arc of a circle from aposition parallel 'With said housing to -aposition over said mattressand mattresssupporting structure, an'daa duai surztac'ed louhgeseat-backhaving a pivotal connection between its upper and lower edgeswith theeuter ends of said arcuately-swing ing pivoted arms, -said seat-backbeing pivotally-movab le Y invertible in said'arc-uately-swinging armsis d extensible therewith over a portion of the said mattress-andmattress-supporting structure to present-one of said dual surfacesoutwardly and: 1-1 lmattress-to produce :a lounge and also-beingreversely invertible into retracted position-to p esent t/he other-ofsaid dual surfaces outwardiy n substantial alignment with said housingout or contact with 'said mattress to "clear the surfaoe tlieredf foruse as a bed, said l-ious'i-rrgbeing "provided ternally with a track andone transverse edgeof said seat-back 'bei-ng provided wvith a 'g' tiidig roller adapted to roll on saidtraokiand to the cit-tending retractingmovem'ei-it seat-back during inversion thereof. v "1i. A convertiblebed-'loun'ge embodying; combination, a *bed mattres's, "a mattresssu'ppertmg structure for holdingthe-ma ttress in hori rit'al position, alounge-'ba'ck housin'gha vinga positioned at conventional dounge ba'eight and extending along one sideedge dfthe said mattress-supportingstructure in a vertical plane, a pair of arcuately-swinging armspivotally mounted at their upper ends to said housing and having theirlower ends movable in the arc of a circle from a position parallel withsaid housing to a position over said mattress and mattress-supportingstructure, and a dual-surfaced lounge-seat-back having a pivotalconnection between its upper and lower edges with the outer ends of saidarcuately-swinging pivoted arms, said seat-back being pivotally-movableand invertible in said arcuately-swinging arms and extensible therewithover a portion of the said mattress and. mattress-supporting structureto present one of said dual surfaces outwardly and with said mattress toproduce a lounge and also being reversely invertible into retractedposition to present the other of said dual surfaces outwardly insubstantial alignment with said housing out of contact with saidmattress to clear the surface thereof for use as a bed, said housingbeing provided internally with a track and one transverse edge of saidseat-back being provided with a guiding roller adapted to roll on saidtrack and to guide the extending and retracting movements of theseat-back during inversion thereof and stop means projecting from theends of said lounge seat-back opposite to the said roller to limit thepivotal movement of the seat-back in said arms.

5. A convertible bed-lounge embodying, in combination, a bed-mattress,a, mattress-supporting structure for holding the mattress in horizontalposition, a lounge-back housing having a top rail 7 positioned atconventional lounge-back height and extending along one side edge of thesaid mattress-supporting structure in a vertical plane, a pair ofarcuately-swinging arms pivotally mounted at their upper endstosaidhousing and having their lower ends movable in the arc of a circlefrom a position parallel with said housing to a position over saidmattress and mattress supporting structure, and a dual-surfacedlounge-seat-back having a, pivotal connection be tweenits upper andlower edges with the'outer ends of said arcuately-swinging pivoted arms,said seat-back being pivotally-movable and invertible in saidarcuately-swinging arms and extensible therewith over a portion of thesaid mattress and mattress-supporting structure to present one of saiddual surfaces outwardly and with said mattress to produce a lounge andalso being reversely invertible into retracted position to present theother of said dual surfaces outwardly in substantial alignment with saidhousing out of contact with said mattress to clear the surface thereoffor use as a bed, said housing being pro-' vided internally with a trackand one transverse edge of said seat-back being provided with a guidingroller adaptedto roll on said track and to guide the extending andretracting movements of the seatback during inversion thereof, saidtrack being composed of two straight portions inclined rearwardly withinthe casing and meeting intermediate the ends of said track to facilitatethe movement of the roller in opposite directions thereon, and toprovide a stop point in the reversible movement to enable facilemaking-u of the bed.

6. A convertible bed-lounge embodying, in combination, a bed-mattress, amattress-supporting structure for holding the mattress in horizontalposition, alounge-back housing having a top rail positioned atconventional lounge-back height and extending along one side edge of thesaid mattress-supporting structurein a vertical plane, a pair ofarcuately-swinging' arms pivotally mounted at their upper ends to saidhousing and having their lower ends movable in the arc of a circle froma position parallel with said housin to a position over said mattressand mattresssupporting structure, and'a duel-surfaced loungeseat backhaving a pivotal connection between its upper and lower edges with theouter ends of said arcuately-swinging pivoted arms, said seatback beingpivotally-movable and invertible in said arcuately-swinging armsandextensible therewith over a portion of the said mattress andmattress-supporting structure to present one of saiddual surfacesoutwardly and with said mattress to produce a lounge and also beingreverselyinvertible into retracted position to present the other of saiddual surfaces outwardly in substantial alignment with said housing outof contact with said mattress to clear the surface thereof for use as abed, means on said loungeseat-back for latching the same in bed-formingposition, and handle means onone face of said lounge-seat-back to permitready manipulation thereof.

STEPHEN A. KELLY, JR.

WILLIAM R. LINDSAY,

REFERENCE ls CITED The following references are of record in the fileof'this patent:

UNITED STATES JPATENTS Number Date 216,201 7 Great Britain May 21, 1924

